diff --git a/src/Model/Tag.php b/src/Model/Tag.php
index 1186602f54..829567fe5f 100644
--- a/src/Model/Tag.php
+++ b/src/Model/Tag.php
@@ -68,7 +68,19 @@ class Tag
 	 */
 	public static function store(int $uriid, int $type, string $name, string $url = '', $probing = true)
 	{
-		$name = trim($name, "\x00..\x20\xFF#!@");
+		if ($type = self::HASHTAG) {
+			// Remove some common "garbarge" from tags
+			$name = trim($name, "\x00..\x20\xFF#!@,;.:'/?!^°$%".'"');
+
+			$tags = explode(self::TAG_CHARACTER[self::HASHTAG], $name);
+			if (count($tags) > 1) {
+				foreach ($tags as $tag) {
+					self::store($uriid, $type, $tag, $url, $probing);
+				}
+				return;
+			}
+		}
+
 		if (empty($name)) {
 			return;
 		}
@@ -76,7 +88,7 @@ class Tag
 		$cid = 0;
 		$tagid = 0;
 
-		if (in_array($type, [Tag::MENTION, Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION, Tag::IMPLICIT_MENTION])) {
+		if (in_array($type, [self::MENTION, self::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION, self::IMPLICIT_MENTION])) {
 			if (empty($url)) {
 				// No mention without a contact url
 				return;
@@ -115,7 +127,7 @@ class Tag
 		if (empty($cid)) {
 			$fields = ['name' => substr($name, 0, 96), 'url' => ''];
 
-			if (($type != Tag::HASHTAG) && !empty($url) && ($url != $name)) {
+			if (($type != self::HASHTAG) && !empty($url) && ($url != $name)) {
 				$fields['url'] = strtolower($url);
 			}
 
@@ -135,9 +147,9 @@ class Tag
 
 		$fields = ['uri-id' => $uriid, 'type' => $type, 'tid' => $tagid, 'cid' => $cid];
 
-		if (in_array($type, [Tag::MENTION, Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION, Tag::IMPLICIT_MENTION])) {
+		if (in_array($type, [self::MENTION, self::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION, self::IMPLICIT_MENTION])) {
 			$condition = $fields;
-			$condition['type'] = [Tag::MENTION, Tag::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION, Tag::IMPLICIT_MENTION];
+			$condition['type'] = [self::MENTION, self::EXCLUSIVE_MENTION, self::IMPLICIT_MENTION];
 			if (DBA::exists('post-tag', $condition)) {
 				Logger::info('Tag already exists', $fields);
 				return;
@@ -376,4 +388,32 @@ class Tag
 		return $return;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Search posts for given tag
+	 *
+	 * @param string $search
+	 * @param integer $uid
+	 * @param integer $start
+	 * @param integer $limit
+	 * @return array with URI-ID
+	 */
+	public static function getURIIdListForTag(string $search, int $uid = 0, int $start = 0, int $limit = 100)
+	{
+		$condition = ["`name` = ? AND (NOT `private` OR (`private` AND `uid` = ?))", $search, $uid];
+		$params = [
+			'order' => ['uri-id' => true],
+			'group_by' => ['uri-id'],
+			'limit' => [$start, $limit]
+		];
+
+		$tags = DBA::select('tag-search-view', ['uri-id'], $condition, $params);
+
+		$uriids = [];
+		while ($tag = DBA::fetch($tags)) {
+			$uriids[] = $tag['uri-id'];
+		}
+		DBA::close($tags);
+
+		return $uriids;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/Module/Hashtag.php b/src/Module/Hashtag.php
index 8c1dad4afd..365e77572c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Hashtag.php
+++ b/src/Module/Hashtag.php
@@ -25,15 +25,12 @@ use Friendica\BaseModule;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
 use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
-use Friendica\Model\Tag;
-use Friendica\Model\Term;
 
 /**
  * Hashtag module.
  */
 class Hashtag extends BaseModule
 {
-
 	public static function content(array $parameters = [])
 	{
 		$result = [];
@@ -43,12 +40,9 @@ class Hashtag extends BaseModule
 			System::jsonExit($result);
 		}
 
-		$taglist = DBA::p("SELECT DISTINCT(`term`) FROM `term` WHERE `term` LIKE ? AND `type` = ? ORDER BY `term`",
-			$t . '%',
-			intval(Tag::HASHTAG)
-		);
+		$taglist = DBA::select('tag', ['name'], ["`name` LIKE ?", $t . "%"], ['order' => ['name'], 'limit' => 100]);
 		while ($tag = DBA::fetch($taglist)) {
-			$result[] = ['text' => $tag['term']];
+			$result[] = ['text' => $tag['name']];
 		}
 		DBA::close($taglist);
 
diff --git a/src/Module/Search/Index.php b/src/Module/Search/Index.php
index e5ad5091d9..0aba7a203d 100644
--- a/src/Module/Search/Index.php
+++ b/src/Module/Search/Index.php
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ use Friendica\DI;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Tag;
-use Friendica\Model\Term;
 use Friendica\Module\BaseSearch;
 use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
 use Friendica\Util\Strings;
@@ -150,28 +149,11 @@ class Index extends BaseSearch
 
 		if ($tag) {
 			Logger::info('Start tag search.', ['q' => $search]);
+			$uriids = Tag::getURIIdListForTag($search, local_user(), $pager->getStart(), $pager->getItemsPerPage());
 
-			$condition = [
-				"(`uid` = 0 OR (`uid` = ? AND NOT `global`))
-				AND `otype` = ? AND `type` = ? AND `term` = ?",
-				local_user(), Term::OBJECT_TYPE_POST, Tag::HASHTAG, $search
-			];
-			$params = [
-				'order' => ['received' => true],
-				'limit' => [$pager->getStart(), $pager->getItemsPerPage()]
-			];
-			$terms = DBA::select('term', ['oid'], $condition, $params);
-
-			$itemids = [];
-			while ($term = DBA::fetch($terms)) {
-				$itemids[] = $term['oid'];
-			}
-
-			DBA::close($terms);
-
-			if (!empty($itemids)) {
-				$params = ['order' => ['id' => true]];
-				$items = Item::selectForUser(local_user(), [], ['id' => $itemids], $params);
+			if (!empty($uriids)) {
+				$params = ['order' => ['id' => true], 'group_by' => ['uri-id']];
+				$items = Item::selectForUser(local_user(), [], ['uri-id' => $uriids], $params);
 				$r = Item::inArray($items);
 			} else {
 				$r = [];